2017 Cyprus Women's Cup

The 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup was the tenth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus.[1]

2017 Cyprus Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Cyprus
Dates1–8 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Switzerland (1st title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place North Korea
Fourth place Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored65 (2.71 per match)

Format

The tournament consisted of a group stage, held over three match days followed by a single day of classification matches to determine the final standings.

For the group stage, the twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams. Each group played a round-robin tournament with each team playing one match against each other team in its group.

Venues
Stadium City Capacity
GSZ StadiumLarnaca13,032
Tasos Markos StadiumParalimni5,800
Ammochostos StadiumLarnaca5,500
GSP StadiumNicosia22,859
AEK ArenaLarnaca7,400

Teams
Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2016)
 North Korea
10
 Italy
16
  Switzerland
17
 South Korea
18
 New Zealand
19
 Scotland
21
 Austria
24
 Belgium
25
 Czech Republic
33
 Republic of Ireland
34
 Wales
36
 Hungary
40

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
 Belgium 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
 Italy 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source:
North Korea 3–0 Italy
Ki Ong-yang  3'
?  48'
?  50'
Belgium 2–2  Switzerland
Lien Mermans  31'
Janice Cayman  78'		 Caroline Abbé  26'
Selina Kuster  88'
Switzerland  1–0 North Korea
Rahel Kiwic  88'
Italy 1–4 Belgium
Daniela Sabatino  9' Report Tessa Wullaert  10' (pen.)
Elien Van Wynendaele  39'
Maud Coutereels  64'
Davina Philtjens  81'
Italy 0–6  Switzerland
Fabienne Humm  6'
Géraldine Reuteler  22', 50'
Lia Wälti  32'
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević  82', 84' (pen.)
North Korea 4–1 Belgium
Kim Nam-hui  7'
Ho Un-byol  30'
Wi Jong-sim  57'
Ri Kyong-hyang  71'		 Davinia Vanmechelen  62'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
 Austria 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source:
New Zealand 2–3 Scotland
Rosie White  20'
Amber Hearn  90+2'		 Report Jane Ross  9'
Erin Cuthbert  83'
Kim Little  87'
South Korea 0–0 Austria
Report
Austria 3–0 New Zealand
Nicole Billa  19'
Verena Aschauer  53'
Jasmin Eder  77'		 Report
Scotland 0–2 South Korea
Report Ji So-yun  48'
Cho So-hyun  74' (pen.)
Austria 1–3 Scotland
Nicole Billa  65' Jane Ross  58'
Leanne Ross  78'
Lisa Evans  90'
New Zealand 0–2 South Korea
Report Kang Yu-mi  50'
Ji So-yun  52'

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 Wales 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Hungary 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
 Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source:
Czech Republic 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Stephanie Roche  25'
Áine O'Gorman  87'
Tasos Markos Stadium
Hungary 0–2 Wales
Helen Ward  34'
Charlie Estcourt  66'
Tasos Markos Stadium
Wales 0–0 Czech Republic
Tasos Markos Stadium
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Hungary
Report
Tasos Markos Stadium
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Wales
Katie McCabe  20'
Tasos Markos Stadium
Czech Republic 1–2 Hungary
Tasos Markos Stadium

Place matches stage

Eleventh place match
Italy 6–2 Czech Republic
Girelli  38', 40'
Parisi  45'
Bonansea  49'
Gabbiadini  55'
Giugliano  90+3'		 Report Chlastáková  9'
Svitková  83' (pen.)

Ninth place match
New Zealand 3–1 Hungary
Pereira  36'
White  50', 90+3'		 Report Nemeth  25'

Seventh place match
Belgium 1–1 Austria
Wullaert  63' Aschauer  78'
Penalties
4–3

Fifth place match
Scotland 0–0 Wales
Penalties
6–5

Third place match
North Korea 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Wi Jong-sim  73'
Kim Ryu-song  85'		 Report
AEK Arena, Larnaca

Final
Switzerland  1–0 South Korea
Dickenmann  58' Report
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)[2]

Final standings
Rank Team
  Switzerland
 South Korea
 North Korea
4 Republic of Ireland
5 Scotland
6 Wales
7 Belgium
8 Austria
9 New Zealand
10 Hungary
11 Italy
12 Czech Republic
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References
  1. "Australia set to return to Cyprus Cup in 2017". The Women's Game. 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. "Árbitra española en la final de la Copa de Chipre". Comité Técnico de Árbitros de la RFEF. 7 March 2017.
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